ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,259, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to In-Sang Choi (Uiwang-si, South Korea).

"Monopolar handpiece for electrosurgery" was invented by In-Sang Choi (Uiwang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a handpiece for electrosurgery, the handpiece allowing direction and length of a working rod to be freely controlled during surgery, and effectively suctioning and removing smog that has negative health effects and obstructs the field of view of operating surgeons."

The patent was filed on Jan. 25, 2022, under Application No. 18/730,287.

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